20 August 2010 | Ineffective fad diets keep coming back in fashion despite evidence showing they offer few benefits to people looking to lose weight, an academic says.
13 August 2010 | Advising obese customers to follow a very low calorie diet may reduce the risk of heart disease, some cancers, as well as improve self-esteem, with study results revealing rapid weight loss is more effective in achieving target weight.
1 February 2010 | The Therapeutic Goods Administration has been urged to reconsider the availability of a weight loss and muscle toning supplement after the first case of it causing liver damage was reported in Australia.
27 January 2010 | One in five Australians who are trying to lose weight are following a potentially dangerous diet from a book or magazine, research by the Dietitians Association of Australia has found.
2 September 2009 | A Government taskforce has proposed making nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) available through the PBS.
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